The U.S. Forest Service to hire hundreds of firefighters in Colorado

Aug 16, 2024, 5:23 PM | Updated: Aug 17, 2024, 6:34 am

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If you saw the recent wildfires in Colorado and thought, “I’d like to help put those out,” here may be your chance…

The U.S. Forest Service will be hiring for 250 firefighting positions in the Rocky Mountain Regio, which includes Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

The firefighting positions include hotshot crew members, hand crew members, fire prevention specialists, airtanker technicians, airtanker base managers, fuels technicians, assistant fire management officers, dispatchers, engine operators, and more.

The jobs are open to any United States citizen or national over the age of 18, and the application window is August 23 to September 24, 2024.

Click here for more information on the Rocky Mountain Region Firefighting positions within the United States Forest Service.

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